Hurricane Katrina

weather-timeline

Hurricane Katrina made landfall in Louisiana on August 29, 2005 , with the strongest portion of the storm striking the southeastern coast near Buras and the Crescent City area....

weather-timeline

Hurricane Katrina originated from a tropical wave that moved off the west coast of Africa on August 23, 2005. As it traversed the Atlantic, organized convection increased, leadi...

disaster-resilience

In late August 2005, Hurricane Katrina pushed a massive storm surge toward New Orleans, overwhelming levees and forcing the Louisiana Superdome to become a public shelter days b...

disasters

Hurricane Katrina made landfall in August 2005 as a Category 3 hurricane, exposing systemic vulnerabilities in protection, preparedness, and response in the United States. How H...

disaster-response-housing

Hurricane Katrina made landfall in August 2005, displacing hundreds of thousands of people across the Gulf Coast. In the immediate aftermath, shelters became essential lifelines...

disaster-recovery

Hurricane Katrina made landfall in August 2005 as a Category 3 hurricane, exposing systemic vulnerabilities in infrastructure, emergency management, and social equity in the Uni...

hurricane

When Hurricane Katrina happened: The storm formed on August 23, 2005, and made landfall as a Category 3 hurricane near Buras-Triumph, Louisiana, on August 29, 2005, at approxima...

weather-hazards

Hurricane Andrew and Hurricane Katrina are two of the most costly and deadly hurricanes in U.S. history, but which was worse? This comparison looks at human impacts, economic co...

disaster-resilience

Hurricane Katrina caused between approximately 1,200 and 1,800 total deaths, with most authoritative analyses converging on a range near 1,400 to 1,500. The majority of fataliti...

hurricane-meteorology

Hurricane Katrina made landfall as a Category 3 hurricane near Buras, Louisiana, on August 29, 2005, with sustained winds around 125 mph, and its storm surge overtopped levees i...